On this page, I have put together a group of films that showcase feminism in different lights, from the ever popular Mulan to Iron Jawed Angels. All of these films are done incredibly well and are guaranteed to pike your interest (well, not guaranteed but they're all pretty good). Some have outright feminist ideals while others may lay under the surface. I included the IMDb page and a YouTube link to the trailers of each film to give you a better understanding of what each is all about!
The Punk Singer
A brief documentary of the life of Kathleen Hanna, a well known punk feminist.
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1785612/
YouTube link to preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMbLzaVkn2s
YouTube link to full film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Fd8bwsf_BQ
Iron Jawed Angels
Catalogues the 1917 Woman's Suffrage movement and the journey to voter equality through the eyes of Alice Paul, a young suffragette.
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338139/?ref_=nv_sr_1
YouTube link to preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGyB3tV9kU0
YouTube link to full movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOrD0tH_WaM
Disney's Mulan
Believe it or not, Mulan is a Disney movie with a root in feminism. A Chinese woman cross-dresses as a man to fight in the war, she proves that a woman can do the same thing as a man.
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120762/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
YouTube link to preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjEREWejqic
Fried Green Tomatoes
Evelyn Couch finds herself unhappy in her marriage and befriends a woman resident in a nursing homeand immediately becomes engrossed in the stories she tells of her past.
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101921/?ref_=nv_sr_1
YouTube link to preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2W0TeuHbJ0
Miss Representation
Miss Representation is an independent documentary filmed in 2011 about media pitfalls and the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America.
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1784538/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
YouTube link to preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2UZZV3xU6Q
The Color Purple
A Southern woman of Color's struggle to discover her true self after suffering abuse at the hands of her father.
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088939/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
YouTube link to preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzGrDgu08r8
Legally Blonde
When blonde sorority girl Elle Woods gets dumped by her all-star boyfriend, she decides to get the law degree she always wanted. Defying the expectations of everyone surrounding her.
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0250494/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
YouTube link to preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8I-Qzmbqnc